The Opelousas courier., 1887-11-12

form of 1875, which they proceeded TO con-
strue. In speaking of the colored people, the
lice and impartial treatment nnder Demo
cratic white rule; because Gov; McE;nery has
always been quick to respond to all proper
demands spa made anK En np9n hi% Should n t tsas
that race with justice and klndness
The policy that was announced by Gen;
Nichols and his supporters, IN 1877, an9
1884 would place in the hands OF the colored
man
THE BALANCE OF PARTY POWER
absolutely. 1t will place the power in those
colored men who have had control OF the
State fourteen years. 81 am not willing to
try that doubtful experiment. believe in
maintaining the supremacy 81 t me n mn1oe
cratic party" loud cheers,1
The speaker contended that it was useless
to say that this is to the injury
Of the p5 DgnGcratio party Satg at drawn raS N0r The
party line and expelled Allan apd other
colored men who cast Democratic votes;
They drew the line, and SO would l at least
draw our lines close enough to preserve the
organization of the party to Wnlte DEMO-
In comparison of the campaigns Of 1875
and 1873, the speaker sad that the only dit,
ference he could see vas Were Gen; fliI p Is
advice WAS taken and the party MA lalled w
carry certain parishes.
odd ID c elRfiza5ss Of + H "a cSddo ana
other parishes, Major Burke cited the mes
bly,, c~ondemning those men before q jury OF
their countrymen could sit on their case:
He declared them guilty and the response OF
the Legislature was a concurrent resolutlon
protesting against such action and instruct
ing the Governor to transmit the protest to
the President of the United States. The
effect of that was to lend to every RADICAL OF
the North ground, work for tqrther deIlun11
oiafioT .oP 4ba naprio Cor forbid fhGt | Will
live long enough to again see q Chief Excel
tive condemn his own people before a hear
ing Of their case. Loud cheers.1
THIS CAMPAIGN OF Il
was not commenced six weeks ago but 1t
was begun in 1854, and was first crystallZed
in 1885, in O. combination to invoke the
Federal arm to control the local affairs OF
the State. One of the declarations that
drew Grover Cleveland nearer and nearer TO
me, although | was q strong supporter ana
worker for him in and before the convention
that nominated him, was his repndlatlQn OF
any sympathy with party disloyalty IN Lou
isiana or elsewhere. The chief aim OF the
recommendation of Gen. Ogden vas Tor the
~ferences in the party. There was a plan then
formed that NichollSshould be the Governor
and that combination not only caused the
defeat of that purpose, but has perslSt9ntly1
sought to utilize every element OF Federal
power or patronage they could to
control the State issue before the people.
THE EFFECT OF THE LEvEE POLICY
on the hill parishes was next explained, after
which the speaker asked what better policy
could have been devised to reach that speedy
to. Suppose Gov. NcEnery did as Coy:
Nichols did respecting q levee policy? Ii
Gov. McEnery had remained as passive IN
respect to the leyees; the water would still be
pouring oTer the lands and homes OF the
people and the hill parishes be as far from
relief as in 1878.
AS to the State debt, Major Burke ex-
planned the situation at length and read
MeEnery and Nichols stand in the same po-
sition, after which he discussed the finances
of the State in detail. In conclusion the
speaker said that as tar as he was concerned
hiE only interest in.this matter was that of a
citizen and as a member of the adn!nistra-
tida so bitterly assailed. He did not hold
his commission from Gov: NcEnery; he was
elected by the people by the largest majority
State is destined to become one of the richest
in the entire South; that it has a proud and
glorious future before it, and in making >
choice for Governor he has selected in Saml
d. McEnery a man whose energy, ability
and states1nanship is calculated to rapidly
align Louisiana with the most prosperous
and progressive States of the South:
The speech occupied nearly an hour and
was enthusiastically received.
COL. JOHN S. YOUNG.
of Caddo, was next introduced. He deliv-
cred an address which consumed half an
hour. and treated all the issues Of the pres
In speaking of Gov. MeEnery, who was
mainly one of the causes for his defeat for
Congress, the Colonel said that he had no
fault to find against him as 4 Governor. He
had been watching the Governors course
for the past three years and after all the
good that has been accomplished he IA sur
prlsed to lind so fierce a spirit OF opposition.
II have been charged with o crime for
having defended the Executive. When men
like Gibson Apd Louis 4. Bush say that he
has conducts& an honest and able aGHliTis-
tration then Q do not care t.. take sides
against him. The se@imental idea under
which Nichols has been brought out is not q
~ pnS Sa,,no n.fa . hiah trthnta 70 Con
Nichols. He did not think il was DcnocGsic
fer Gen. Nichols through HoliingsNorth to
come ont months before d convention, and
proceed with a canvass as they have been do
ing. 1t eoHid do no good to the party.
The Colonel compared the McInery ad-
m~i1listration with shat of Nichols, and cen
vlnced his hearers, by illustration, that the
former by fan surpassed thE3atter.
HON. H. P. WELLS,
of Richland, III opening his address, said:
I'VE are not to-day as smart as the Jew
were over 1900 years ago. They kept their
good vine to the last, but here yon had yours
first, and noH must take Just such as [ can
give 0 and put up with it.
This is the thirdtime that I have been here
to see yo7 Rustonlals. / came the first time
in the interest OF Gen. King. and / succeeded
and enabled bin to fAseed this parish for a
couple OF years longer with all kinds OF seed.
The second time I came in the interest of
NOW n Tam pIayilng for She best two out Of
three, and starting in with, &5FeTy strong
lana. leone IN the interest Of you all, the
great Democratic party, and advocating the
claims OF 4 man who is universally conceded
to be the best Governor that Louisiana has
had in the last twenty years.
Before proceeding to eulogiZe his quail
ties | shall se.Ze this occasion to again enser
my solemn protest against the conduct OF
the Democratic party to deptecate it's ten
acncy OF late 70 fall Oft into factions Just pre-
s esss fg,s sn si fSe dtb eaeh An aHe ear T3fh ra a oltte sa
alligator. Men, in their zeal for persons,
are descending into q faWning s~ycophancy
which is disgusting. If it il q fact
that the the p lem "a I party x,h Is SO
of its belligerancy; having nothing
else TO fight 1t must turn and rend itself.
We had better convert our political gather
ings into pTayer-meetings, and petition the
Almighty to send us a good ~able-bodied op-
Bonent, one that would require our united
strength to whip them. / could show a
power as terrible as an army with banners,
and l could point to
DEMOCRATIC ACHIEVEMENTS
unsurpassed by the mastery mannuvres of
Napoleon when making the world tren1ble
with his holIoE-sauared ba~ttaIions. Democ.
racy means q submission to the will OF the
majority. While I nave my preference, the
nominee of the Democracy in their SOW
ereignty assembled on the 10th Of next
January is my man for Governor, and should
they nominate Gen. Nichols, it it becomes
necessary, [ will turn to the Teyeberate hills
of North Louisiana, and proclaim his name
until the. very hobbling gossip OF thdo air
shall proclaim
NICHOLS! NIoHoLLsl NICHOLS!
'fyTil al you MeEnery men do the same
thing7 I assume for you yes. because you
never supported n mote thoroughbred. pure
blooded registered Democrat than s. d. Nc
Emery, and such men will support any man
hat the Democratic party chooses
nominate McEnery I viii proclaim his name
until the nloeking birds in every wild bush
viii take it up as the chGrga, 9f their songs.